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Suggestions for Using This Book | |
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Introduction | |
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Eve: Created in God's Image | |
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Sarah and Hagar: Trapped Rivals | |
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Rachel and Leah: Pawns in a Game of Love | |
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Ruth and Naomi: Vulnerable Survivors | |
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Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah: Challenging the Law | |
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Dinah and Tamar: No Safe Place | |
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The Levite's Concubine: Seized and Tortured | |
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Jephthah's Daughter: A Sacrificial Offering | |
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Samson's Wife: Emotional Assault and Physical Battery | |
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Women of Midian: Spoils of War | |
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Rebekah: A Deceptive Blessing | |
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Tamar: Securing Her Rights | |
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Lot's Daughters: Violation Begets Violation | |
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Potiphar's Wife and Delilah: Lies and Seduction | |
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Jezebel and Herodias: In the Grip of Evil | |
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Bathsheba: Used by a King | |
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Vashti: Refusing to Be Exploited | |
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Esther: A Queen Saves Her People | |
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The Queen of Sheba: An Adventurous and Audacious Ruler | |
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Claudia: Intrepid Intervener | |
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Puah and Shiphrah: Defying Pharaoh | |
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Rahab: Hiding the Enemy | |
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Jael, the Woman of Thebez, and the Woman of Abel of Beth-macaah: War Heroines | |
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Michal: Daring and Disguises | |
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Abigail: Bold Maker of Peace | |
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Jochebed: Shrewd and Determined Love | |
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Hannah: Pleading with God | |
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Rizpah: Raw Courage | |
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A Compassionate Mother: Sacrificial Love | |
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Eunice and Lois: Mentors of Faith | |
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Miriam: Freedom Leader | |
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Deborah: An Inspired Judge | |
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Huldah: Consulted by the King | |
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Phoebe: Bearer of the Gospel | |
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Priscilla: Leader of the Church | |
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The Widow of Zarephath: Sacrificial Generosity | |
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Anna: Recognizing the Messiah | |
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Dorcas: Radical Service to the Poor | |
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Mary, Mother of John Mark: A Haven for Faith | |
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Lydia: A Hunger for the Gospel | |
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The Woman with a Flow of Blood: Courage That Heals | |
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The Bent-over Woman: Standing Tall in Faith | |
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The Forgiven Woman: A Gift of Mercy | |
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The Canaanite Woman: Extending the Reaches of Faith | |
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The Woman of Samaria: Receiver of a Revelation | |
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Mary: Mother of God | |
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Elizabeth: Joyful Friend | |
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Mary and Martha: Living in Freedom | |
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The Anointing Woman: Prophetic Service | |
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Mary Magdalene: First Witness to Resurrection | |
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Epilogue: The Woman Clothed with the Sun | |
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Building an Altar: A Ritual of Closure | |